Came here for dinner on second day it opened. While staff were still trying to get their orders straight, they were pleasant and courteous.
First, about the restaurant. It's a small restaurant with open concept kitchen. (Yay! Since you can see if they handle food properly). Decor is reminiscent of war time Vietnam with washes of army green, grey,etc mixed with kitschy wooden tables and rustic steel chairs. Typical design of many Leslieville restaurant. It's clean. Run by a younger generation that speaks English. Menu is simple with ample selection that doesn't overwhelm.
Now about the food: unfortunately I have to say it's just ok. And sadly nothing more.
I ordered lemongrass pork chop with ground pork omelette. The pork chops lacked lemongrass flavour. The omelette was a bit sad.
We also ordered pho which was ok.
Five spice pork belly banh mi was on the dry side and lacked that punch to make it worth $5-6.
Spring rolls and cold shrimp rolls were standard.
I saw other tables order smoothies that looked outstanding. Looked more like margaritas or bellinis. I need to try that next time.
To sum it up, nice, friendly little place to drop in for Vietnamese if you want a clean environment but willingly to settle for mediocre food.
I'm hoping they will kick it up a notch so this place can become an all time favourite!